Technical Brief (Ink Jet Printers)
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... of documents and the occasional photo, is most efficient pattern for optional cartridges, and you see continuous tone color. Other product names used herein are registered trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation. Specifications subject to receive Epson inks. Whether the customer is an amateur photographer looking to create printed "dots" in...
... of documents and the occasional photo, is most efficient pattern for optional cartridges, and you see continuous tone color. Other product names used herein are registered trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation. Specifications subject to receive Epson inks. Whether the customer is an amateur photographer looking to create printed "dots" in...
DuraBrite® Ultra Ink Technical Brief
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... Ultra pigment ink offers these everyday printing advantages: 1. Epson Sales Training DURABrite Ultra everyday printing advantages: Brighter colors on plain paper Double-sided prints without the need, hassle, or expense of swapping ink cartridges • Durable prints that controls the penetration level of... the ink and keeps the colorant near the surface of color inks, producing brighter output on plain paper when printing greeting cards, reports...
... Ultra pigment ink offers these everyday printing advantages: 1. Epson Sales Training DURABrite Ultra everyday printing advantages: Brighter colors on plain paper Double-sided prints without the need, hassle, or expense of swapping ink cartridges • Durable prints that controls the penetration level of... the ink and keeps the colorant near the surface of color inks, producing brighter output on plain paper when printing greeting cards, reports...
DuraBrite® Ultra Ink Technical Brief
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... from the gloss of the ink. Excellent gloss level Reduced metamerism More vibrant colors More glossy paper choices The ink set is compatible with high saturation and high D-Max for Epson Epson DURABrite Ultra Pigment Ink Technical Brief Page 3 With the new DURABrite Ultra pigment...glossiness: DURABrite Ultra pigment ink produces excellent output on plain paper that can print borderless, frame-ready photos right out of swapping ink cartridges. The semigloss finish delivers beautiful results. • Photo Paper Glossy-This glossy photo paper delivers a smooth, glossy fi...
... from the gloss of the ink. Excellent gloss level Reduced metamerism More vibrant colors More glossy paper choices The ink set is compatible with high saturation and high D-Max for Epson Epson DURABrite Ultra Pigment Ink Technical Brief Page 3 With the new DURABrite Ultra pigment...glossiness: DURABrite Ultra pigment ink produces excellent output on plain paper that can print borderless, frame-ready photos right out of swapping ink cartridges. The semigloss finish delivers beautiful results. • Photo Paper Glossy-This glossy photo paper delivers a smooth, glossy fi...
DuraBrite® Ultra Ink Technical Brief
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...Epson ink solutions. Increasing Brand Strength Fine Art Pro Advanced Amateur Photo Enthusiast Chief Memory Officer® General Purpose For complete details on ink cartridge compatibility. DURABrite Ultra pigment ink offers convenience to primarily print photos with stellar image quality and durability, or is most users (C120-Color... Only/CX7400/CX8400/CX9400Fax). Each 68 black cartridge gives customers about 50% more information on how DURABrite Ultra pigment ink compares to ...
...Epson ink solutions. Increasing Brand Strength Fine Art Pro Advanced Amateur Photo Enthusiast Chief Memory Officer® General Purpose For complete details on ink cartridge compatibility. DURABrite Ultra pigment ink offers convenience to primarily print photos with stellar image quality and durability, or is most users (C120-Color... Only/CX7400/CX8400/CX9400Fax). Each 68 black cartridge gives customers about 50% more information on how DURABrite Ultra pigment ink compares to ...
DuraBrite® Ultra Ink Technical Brief
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Epson, Epson Stylus, Epson UltraChrome Hi-Gloss, and PictureMate are registered trademarks and Epson Exceed Your Vision, Claria, and Epson UltraChrome K3 are trademarks of Epson America, Inc. Other product names used herein are registered trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation. DURABrite, BorderFree, and Chief Memory Of... and water-resistance, even on plain paper • Convenient individual ink cartridges DURABrite Ultra pigment ink is currently featured on DURABrite Ultra pigment ink, testimonials, and more. Epson disclaims any and all rights in -One Visit www.DURABrite.com for...
Epson, Epson Stylus, Epson UltraChrome Hi-Gloss, and PictureMate are registered trademarks and Epson Exceed Your Vision, Claria, and Epson UltraChrome K3 are trademarks of Epson America, Inc. Other product names used herein are registered trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation. DURABrite, BorderFree, and Chief Memory Of... and water-resistance, even on plain paper • Convenient individual ink cartridges DURABrite Ultra pigment ink is currently featured on DURABrite Ultra pigment ink, testimonials, and more. Epson disclaims any and all rights in -One Visit www.DURABrite.com for...
Basics
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... Introduction 5 Loading Paper 6 Copying a Photo or Document 8 Placing the Original on the Glass 8 Copying 9 Making Prints From Slides or Negatives 12 Restoring Color in Faded Photos, Slides, and Negatives 17 Printing From a Memory Card 18 Compatible Cards and Image Formats 19 Inserting the Card 20 Printing Selected Photos ...Your Computer 28 Printing in Windows 28 Printing With Macintosh OS X 31 Using Special Papers 34 Scanning a Photo, Document, Film, or Slide 35 Maintaining Your Epson Stylus CX7800 38 Checking the Print Head Nozzles 38 Cleaning the Print Head 39 Replacing Ink...
... Introduction 5 Loading Paper 6 Copying a Photo or Document 8 Placing the Original on the Glass 8 Copying 9 Making Prints From Slides or Negatives 12 Restoring Color in Faded Photos, Slides, and Negatives 17 Printing From a Memory Card 18 Compatible Cards and Image Formats 19 Inserting the Card 20 Printing Selected Photos ...Your Computer 28 Printing in Windows 28 Printing With Macintosh OS X 31 Using Special Papers 34 Scanning a Photo, Document, Film, or Slide 35 Maintaining Your Epson Stylus CX7800 38 Checking the Print Head Nozzles 38 Cleaning the Print Head 39 Replacing Ink...
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... ink low icon is displayed, you notice a decline in print quality, follow the instructions in one or more of letter-size plain paper. 3. Maintaining Your Epson Stylus CX7800 If you need to replace an ink cartridge; Then press the x Start button. 38 Maintaining Your Epson Stylus CX7800 Press the Setup/Utilities button. 4.
... ink low icon is displayed, you notice a decline in print quality, follow the instructions in one or more of letter-size plain paper. 3. Maintaining Your Epson Stylus CX7800 If you need to replace an ink cartridge; Then press the x Start button. 38 Maintaining Your Epson Stylus CX7800 Press the Setup/Utilities button. 4.
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... need to be cleaned. 1. This unclogs the nozzles so they can also check the nozzles with software when connected to a computer; Make sure the Epson Stylus CX7800 is turned on but not printing, and the ink low icon is not displayed in the upper-left corner of letter-size plain paper. 3. Maintaining...head cleaning uses ink, so clean it only if quality declines and the nozzle check indicates that the print head needs to replace an ink cartridge before cleaning the print head; Press the Setup/Utilities button. Cleaning the Print Head If your printouts are unexpectedly light or faint, or you...
... need to be cleaned. 1. This unclogs the nozzles so they can also check the nozzles with software when connected to a computer; Make sure the Epson Stylus CX7800 is turned on but not printing, and the ink low icon is not displayed in the upper-left corner of letter-size plain paper. 3. Maintaining...head cleaning uses ink, so clean it only if quality declines and the nozzle check indicates that the print head needs to replace an ink cartridge before cleaning the print head; Press the Setup/Utilities button. Cleaning the Print Head If your printouts are unexpectedly light or faint, or you...
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Ink low ■ When printing or copying, a colored bar showing which ink cartridge is a good idea to print a few pages at least once a month to the ink low icon. Tip: If you do not use your Epson Stylus CX7800 often, it is low appears next to maintain good print quality. If there are faint, ...you see the ink low icon in the upper-left corner of the LCD screen. Then try cleaning the print head again. Low ink cartridge Maintaining Your Epson Stylus CX7800 41 You can also turn the printer off and wait overnight. 7. If there are gaps or lines, or the test patterns are no...
Ink low ■ When printing or copying, a colored bar showing which ink cartridge is a good idea to print a few pages at least once a month to the ink low icon. Tip: If you do not use your Epson Stylus CX7800 often, it is low appears next to maintain good print quality. If there are faint, ...you see the ink low icon in the upper-left corner of the LCD screen. Then try cleaning the print head again. Low ink cartridge Maintaining Your Epson Stylus CX7800 41 You can also turn the printer off and wait overnight. 7. If there are gaps or lines, or the test patterns are no...
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Color Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Part number T060120 T060220 T060320 T060420 Caution: Leave the empty cartridge installed until you have obtained a replacement, or the ink remaining in printer damage. In Canada, please call 800-GO-EPSON (800-463-7766). The use of other products may dry out. To purchase online, ... the print head nozzles may affect your on images printed, print settings, paper type, frequency of the ink from an authorized Epson reseller. To find the nearest reseller, please call (800) 463-7766 for priming the printer. 42 Maintaining Your Epson Stylus CX7800
Color Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Part number T060120 T060220 T060320 T060420 Caution: Leave the empty cartridge installed until you have obtained a replacement, or the ink remaining in printer damage. In Canada, please call 800-GO-EPSON (800-463-7766). The use of other products may dry out. To purchase online, ... the print head nozzles may affect your on images printed, print settings, paper type, frequency of the ink from an authorized Epson reseller. To find the nearest reseller, please call (800) 463-7766 for priming the printer. 42 Maintaining Your Epson Stylus CX7800
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... gets on the LCD screen. Caution: Never attempt to refill it. Dispose of the cartridge and lift it carefully. Maintaining Your Epson Stylus CX7800 43 1. Press the x Start button. Do not take the used cartridge apart or try to open the cartridge cover while the print head is empty, the LCD screen displays the ink levels...
... gets on the LCD screen. Caution: Never attempt to refill it. Dispose of the cartridge and lift it carefully. Maintaining Your Epson Stylus CX7800 43 1. Press the x Start button. Do not take the used cartridge apart or try to open the cartridge cover while the print head is empty, the LCD screen displays the ink levels...
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Do not touch the green chip on the cartridge; This can damage the ink cartridge. 6. Caution: Do not remove or tear the label on the front of the cartridge. Place the new ink cartridge into place. 7. Then remove it clicks into the cartridge holder and push it down until it from the package. Replace any other cartridges that need to be replaced. 44 Maintaining Your Epson Stylus CX7800 Before you open the new ink cartridge package, shake it four or five times. otherwise, ink will leak. 5.
Do not touch the green chip on the cartridge; This can damage the ink cartridge. 6. Caution: Do not remove or tear the label on the front of the cartridge. Place the new ink cartridge into place. 7. Then remove it clicks into the cartridge holder and push it down until it from the package. Replace any other cartridges that need to be replaced. 44 Maintaining Your Epson Stylus CX7800 Before you open the new ink cartridge package, shake it four or five times. otherwise, ink will leak. 5.
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Caution: Never turn off the Epson Stylus CX7800 while the P On light is flashing or you'll waste ink. 11. Close the ink cartridge cover and press it until it 's finished, the P On light stops flashing and remains on. Press the Setup/Utilities button to return to the previous mode. Press the x Start button. This takes about one minute. The Epson Stylus CX7800 begins charging ink and the P On light starts flashing. When it clicks into place. 9. 8. Maintaining Your Epson Stylus CX7800 45 Close the scanner. 10.
Caution: Never turn off the Epson Stylus CX7800 while the P On light is flashing or you'll waste ink. 11. Close the ink cartridge cover and press it until it 's finished, the P On light stops flashing and remains on. Press the Setup/Utilities button to return to the previous mode. Press the x Start button. This takes about one minute. The Epson Stylus CX7800 begins charging ink and the P On light starts flashing. When it clicks into place. 9. 8. Maintaining Your Epson Stylus CX7800 45 Close the scanner. 10.
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... correctly. Then press x Start to continue or y Stop/ Clear Settings to cancel. see installed or not installed page 41. Solution Change the empty ink cartridges; see page 41. You can diagnose and solve most problems by checking the messages on page 50 LCD Screen Messages Message Cause Empty ink... document table, aligning the top of the glass. with the left edge of it is not Install the ink cartridge correctly; Solving Problems You can also check "Problems and Solutions" on page 48 for more detailed help. See these sections: ■ "LCD Screen Messages" (below)...
... correctly. Then press x Start to continue or y Stop/ Clear Settings to cancel. see installed or not installed page 41. Solution Change the empty ink cartridges; see page 41. You can diagnose and solve most problems by checking the messages on page 50 LCD Screen Messages Message Cause Empty ink... document table, aligning the top of the glass. with the left edge of it is not Install the ink cartridge correctly; Solving Problems You can also check "Problems and Solutions" on page 48 for more detailed help. See these sections: ■ "LCD Screen Messages" (below)...
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...and insert the not match the photos on . An error occurred during Check that the photo is a problem with Turn the Epson Stylus CX7800 off and the Epson Stylus then back on card used to be replaced. see page 12. There is placed correctly photo pre-scanning. The waste ink ... 47 see page 8. Then press x Start to continue or y Stop/Clear Settings to Install new ink cartridges; the film holder and on the document table and try again; Contact Epson; The paper thickness Set the paper thickness lever to the wrong correct position and try again; Insert a valid...
...and insert the not match the photos on . An error occurred during Check that the photo is a problem with Turn the Epson Stylus CX7800 off and the Epson Stylus then back on card used to be replaced. see page 12. There is placed correctly photo pre-scanning. The waste ink ... 47 see page 8. Then press x Start to continue or y Stop/Clear Settings to Install new ink cartridges; the film holder and on the document table and try again; Contact Epson; The paper thickness Set the paper thickness lever to the wrong correct position and try again; Insert a valid...
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... problems with the copy or print quality, try these solutions: ■ Make sure the document is placed flat against the document table glass and the Epson Stylus CX7800 is not tilted or placed on an uneven surface. ■ Make sure your film or slides are placed on the scanner correctly. ■ Load the... envelopes, set the lever to the ^ H position. ■ If you may need to clean the print head. If you are printing on replacing an ink cartridge. ■ If a dotted line appears in your User's Guide for most paper types. Run a nozzle check as described on the glass.
... problems with the copy or print quality, try these solutions: ■ Make sure the document is placed flat against the document table glass and the Epson Stylus CX7800 is not tilted or placed on an uneven surface. ■ Make sure your film or slides are placed on the scanner correctly. ■ Load the... envelopes, set the lever to the ^ H position. ■ If you may need to clean the print head. If you are printing on replacing an ink cartridge. ■ If a dotted line appears in your User's Guide for most paper types. Run a nozzle check as described on the glass.
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...plugs unnecessary, but care is damaged, contact Epson as the Epson Stylus CX7800. If it upside down; if liquid has entered the product; Please consult your hand inside the Epson Stylus CX7800 or touch any cartridges during printing. ■ Install a new ink cartridge immediately after a thorough flushing, see a ... if the product has been dropped or the case damaged; Do not touch the ink cartridge ink supply port or surrounding area. ■ Unplug the Epson Stylus CX7800 and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: if the power cord ...
...plugs unnecessary, but care is damaged, contact Epson as the Epson Stylus CX7800. If it upside down; if liquid has entered the product; Please consult your hand inside the Epson Stylus CX7800 or touch any cartridges during printing. ■ Install a new ink cartridge immediately after a thorough flushing, see a ... if the product has been dropped or the case damaged; Do not touch the ink cartridge ink supply port or surrounding area. ■ Unplug the Epson Stylus CX7800 and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: if the power cord ...
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...you, freight prepaid, so long as you use ; This warranty does not cover any color change or fading of prints or reimbursement of the replacement printer in the event that the Epson printer covered by this limited warranty statement, if purchased and operated only in the United...such use in Canada or the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico and U.S. This warranty does not cover ribbons, ink cartridges or third party parts, components, or peripheral devices added to the Epson product caused by parts or supplies not manufactured, distributed or certified by this warranty. For warranty service, you ...
...you, freight prepaid, so long as you use ; This warranty does not cover any color change or fading of prints or reimbursement of the replacement printer in the event that the Epson printer covered by this limited warranty statement, if purchased and operated only in the United...such use in Canada or the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico and U.S. This warranty does not cover ribbons, ink cartridges or third party parts, components, or peripheral devices added to the Epson product caused by parts or supplies not manufactured, distributed or certified by this warranty. For warranty service, you ...
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Index A Auto correct, using, 25 C Camera printing from, 26 to 27 Canceling printing, 21, 30, 33 Cartridges, replacing, 41 to 45 Cleaning print head, 39 to 41 Color Management, turning off, 32 Color restoration, 17 ColorSync, 32 Copying documents, 9 to 10 photos, 10 to 11 placing originals, 8 to 9 problems, 48 slides and negatives..., 9 to 10 scanning, 35 to 37 thick, 9 DPOF photos about, 18 printing, 24 to 25 Draft mode, copying in, 11 E ENERGY STAR, 54 EPSON Scan, 35 to 37 Exif, auto correct, 25 F FCC statement, 53 File formats, 19 Film loading, 12 to 14 printing from, 12 to 15 restoring...
Index A Auto correct, using, 25 C Camera printing from, 26 to 27 Canceling printing, 21, 30, 33 Cartridges, replacing, 41 to 45 Cleaning print head, 39 to 41 Color Management, turning off, 32 Color restoration, 17 ColorSync, 32 Copying documents, 9 to 10 photos, 10 to 11 placing originals, 8 to 9 problems, 48 slides and negatives..., 9 to 10 scanning, 35 to 37 thick, 9 DPOF photos about, 18 printing, 24 to 25 Draft mode, copying in, 11 E ENERGY STAR, 54 EPSON Scan, 35 to 37 Exif, auto correct, 25 F FCC statement, 53 File formats, 19 Film loading, 12 to 14 printing from, 12 to 15 restoring...
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R Replacing ink cartridges, 41 to 45 Restoring color, 17 S Safety instructions, 51 to 52 Scanning documents, 35 to 37 film, 35 to 37 modes, about, 35 photos, 35 to 37 problems, 49 slides, 35 to 37 thick documents, 9 Slides loading, 12 to 13 printing from, 12 to 15 restoring color, 17 scanning, 35 to... Type setting, Windows, 29, 34 U Utilities Cleaning print head, 39 to 41 Nozzle Check, 38 to 39, 40 to 41 W Warranty, 55 to 56 Windows color management settings, 30 page layout settings, 29 printing, 28 to 30 starting EPSON Scan, 36 Type setting, 29, 34 Index 59
R Replacing ink cartridges, 41 to 45 Restoring color, 17 S Safety instructions, 51 to 52 Scanning documents, 35 to 37 film, 35 to 37 modes, about, 35 photos, 35 to 37 problems, 49 slides, 35 to 37 thick documents, 9 Slides loading, 12 to 13 printing from, 12 to 15 restoring color, 17 scanning, 35 to... Type setting, Windows, 29, 34 U Utilities Cleaning print head, 39 to 41 Nozzle Check, 38 to 39, 40 to 41 W Warranty, 55 to 56 Windows color management settings, 30 page layout settings, 29 printing, 28 to 30 starting EPSON Scan, 36 Type setting, 29, 34 Index 59